12.4% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Menai · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Menai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Menai is heavily focused on the home and family, with nearly 30% of people providing unpaid childcare. While family responsibilities are high, the area has a low rate of community volunteering compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.4% of people in Menai volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major part of life here, with 29.2% of people caring for children unpaid, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This trend continues into the home, as 24.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national average.
12.7% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
1.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Menai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12578/menai/topic/community